Appy: Make me a believer
The Blues head into their latest must-win showdown against Derby tomorrow with their Championship status still hanging by a thread.
Anything less than three points at Fratton Park will condemn Appleton’s men to League One.
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Hide AdAnd they know they are reliant on Barnsley stopping Bristol City from winning to keep alive their faint hopes of staying up.
Appleton is refusing to get whipped up into a Great Escape frenzy, with the odds firmly stacked against Pompey pulling off a miraculous feat.
The 36-year-old warned his men they need to stay focused on delivering their third win on the bounce for the first time this season – and not events elsewhere.
He admits taking their survival fight to the final day would convince him the ‘impossible’ could be achieved.
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